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The 8th Annual Carlsbad Educational Foundation

Kids Are Worth A Million Telethon

Filmed LIVE on stage @ LEGOLAND, California by our award winning CHSTV and Valley Middle School Broadcasting Students during the May 3rd Celebrate Carlsbad Day!

Watch this outstanding CHSTV production on Time Warner Cable Channel 19

Watch online via the web at http://www.kidsareworthamillion.com

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Hello Parents,

This is Steve Ahle, Principal, Poinsettia Elementary. On Saturday, May 3, 2008, an education pep rally is planned that will be held at LegoLand in Carlsbad, CA. The admission to the day of educational celebration is at a discount rate of $15.00 per person. There will be performances from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. from all of the schools, and yes, I will be performing with the other principals from the District that day as well. Please plan on coming out to join in the celebration and see some of the best examples of education on display for all to enjoy. Tickets will be on sale Monday through Friday this week at the school. If you buy your ticket Monday, you can take the ticket with you. If you are unable to purchase the ticket on Monday, tickets will be redeemable at the will call window on May 3, 2008. The tickets are good for admission to the park as well as the Celebrate Carlsbad Day and performances. Please come out and support the Carlsbad Educational Foundation and Poinsettia Elementary on Saturday, May 3.

It is that time of the year when we all are gearing up getting ready for the big spring-time testing involving the CST (California Standards Tests) through the STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting) program for the State of California. We are excited to have our first chance to demonstrate the growth the teachers and students have made for this our first year. 

However along the way the learning must be much more. The application of these standards and the experiences in and around the school are what makes education the great event. 

The primary classes at Poinsettia Elementary celebrated the leap year addition of a day with an outbreak of decorated frogs that infested the grassy knolls at Poinsettia Elementary. Teachers and students captured the critters before the end of the day putting an end to this aberration that happens every four years.  The teachers celebrated Read Across America Day with the Poinsettia Panthers. Students were participating in Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Some students enjoyed the Southern California weather and the features of the new school to relax and read. First graders came back from their field trip to the Dove Library on Monday March 3rd. They celebrated Read Across America by visiting our local library. They received a tour and heard a story. Then they finished off the day with a read-a-thon. The 3rd grade students from Mrs. Gross’ class at Poinsettia Elementary visited the Cannon Art Gallery to experience the exhibit titled ”In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits.  Students enjoyed learning how to draw a self-portrait in the art room relating to the art they would be viewing in the exhibit.  Next, they were given a professional gallery tour of the exhibit itself, consisting of over 50 color and black and white photographs.  Students learned about posed versus candid portraits, the effects of complimentary colors, some of the history of “National Geographic” magazine, and how technology has changed photography.  Thank you to the Cannon Art Gallery and its contributors for another wonderful, educational, and free field trip!  School should not only be hard work and learning, but also be an event that celebrates the thrill of learning. We are continuing this tradition and making history this year as a school.